Sarah Walcott is the International Quilt Museum's collections manager. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in textile history with a concentration in quilt studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is currently a PhD candidate in Human Sciences with a concentration in Material Culture and Textile Studies.

Before joining the IQM team full time, she interned at the museum in collections, exhibitions and education beginning in 2014. As collections manager, her responsibilities include accessioning and deaccessioning objects, preparing objects for photography, preparing and receiving shipments, processing loan agreements and contracts, maintaining the IQM database and other functions to preserve the museum's collection.